J

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - J
Author: Noah Webster

J. This letter has been added to the English Alphabet in modern days; the letter I being written formerly in words where J is now used. It seems to have had the sound of y, in many words, as it still has in the German. The English sound of this letter may be expressed by dzh, or edzh, a compound sound coinciding exactly with that of g, in genius; the French j, with the articulation d preceding it. It is the tenth letter of the English Alphabet.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "J," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed June 7, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I7SKS4U7TCGPTSC.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "J." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 7 Jun. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I7SKS4U7TCGPTSC.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'J' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 7 June 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I7SKS4U7TCGPTSC.